Number of victims of violent crimes per 100,000 population

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16.1.3.1. Number of victims of violent crimes per 100,000 population
Year Value
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014 98.3
2015 116.1
2016 133.5
2017 118.5
2018 120.6
2019 114.0
2020 87.1
2021 104.0
2022 116.6
2023 120.8
2024 130.4
2025 130.4

Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs

Geographical Area: Information is presented without the data on districts from the left side of the river Nistru but covers data on crimes registered by the police sectors located in mun. Bender.

Unit of Measurement: Per 100 000 population

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 16.1.3.1: Number of victims of violent crime per 100,000 population
Definition and concepts
<p>Physical violence - deliberate infliction of bodily injuries or damage to health by hitting, pushing, tossing, pulling by the hair, stinging, cutting, burning, strangling, biting, in any form and of any intensity; by poisoning, intoxicating, or other similar actions;</p> <p>Psychological violence - imposing one’s volition or personal control by causing tension and mental suffering including ridiculing, swearing, insulting, derogatory nicknaming; blackmailing; the intentional destruction of objects; verbal threats; the demonstrative showing of fire arms or hitting domestic animals; neglect; meddling in the personal lives of others; acts of jealousy; imposing isolation by detention, including detention in the family dwelling; isolation from the family, community, friends; prohibiting professional accomplishment, prohibiting attendance at educational institutions; seizure of identity documents; deprivation of access to information; or other similar actions; </p> <p>Sexual violence - any violence of a sexual character or any illegal sexual conduct within the family or within other interpersonal relationships, such as marital rape; prohibiting the use of contraception; sexual harassment; any unwanted, imposed sexual conduct; forced prostitution; any illegal sexual conduct with a minor family member, including fondling, kissing, setting the child into poses or other unwanted touching with sexual connotations; or other similar actions. (art. 2 of the Law No. 45 dated 01.03.2007 on Preventing and Combating Family Violence)</p>
Unit of measure

Per 100 000 population
Method of computation

Number of victims of violence per total population *100000.
Comparability with global indicator

The global indicator provides for data collection based on a survey among households/population, while the national indicator refers to the administrative data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated Jul 15, 2026
Metadata last updated Jul 15, 2026

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 16.1.3.1: Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months
Target

Target 16.1: 16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere
UN designated tier

2
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-16-01-03.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

UNODC

Source 1

Data sources
<p>1. Automated Information System “Register of Criminalistic and Criminological Information” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs</p> <p>2. Demographic data on the number of the usually resident population, National Bureau of Statistics</p>
Data producers

Ministry of Internal Affairs
Data providers
<p>1. Ministry of Internal Affairs</p> <p>2. National Bureau of Statistics</p>
Institutional mandate

Ministry of Internal Affairs
Contact details
<p>Serghei Nasîpov, Senior Specialist, Information Technology Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs</p> <p>e-mail: serghei.nasipov@mai.gov.md, tel. (022) 255-985, (+373) 690-700-44</p>
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